A spokeswoman for By the People said the pledge is not "an issue of Republicans vs. Democrats," but about "the flagrant abuse of presidential power."

“This is not an issue of Republicans vs. Democrats," Alexandra Flores-Quilty said in a statement. "It’s about checking the flagrant abuse of presidential power from a white supremacist who is profiting off of the presidential office, abusing his powers, and undermining our democracy and our Constitution.”

Tlaib called to impeach Trump on her first day in Congress in an op-ed last month in the Detroit Free Press. She drew widespread criticism hours after she was sworn in to office, saying before a crowd of supporters, “We’re going to go in and impeach the mothef---er.”

Top Democratic leaders have said they are waiting to see the conclusion of Mueller's Russia investigation before they examine impeachment proceedings.